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there's even talk of a big symbolic move at the state of the union in a week and a half, and jon karl is on capitol hill tonight. >> reporter: diane, you know the state of the unions, year after year, you see democrats sitting on one side, republicans sitting on the other side, where one side hears something they like, they jump up and applaud. the other side sits. now, there's a new proposal by a democratic senator to have the two sides literally cross the aisle and sit republican next to democrat. so, the chamber, instead of looking politically segregated, you would have a mix, sitting right next to each other. if nothing else, diane, it would certainly change the atmosphere in that chamber on that night. >> again, a great symbolic move. and jon, big news made today about a republican who generated a lot of controversial headlines last year? >> reporter: yeah, michael steele, the chairman of the republican party, he is out. this is a chairman who led the party through its most succe successful mild term elections ever, but he left it $15 million in debt and he's been replaced, diane
there's even talk of a big symbolic move at the state of the union in a week and a half, and jon karl is on capitol hill tonight. >> reporter: diane, you know the state of the unions, year after year, you see democrats sitting on one side, republicans sitting on the other side, where one side hears something they like, they jump up and applaud. the other side sits. now, there's a new proposal by a democratic senator to have the two sides literally cross the aisle and sit republican next...
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tonight, abc's jon karl investigates. >> reporter: florida resident robin dekle was behind bars for violating parole on a drug charge, but that's when authorities say she got more than $5,000 in unemployment checks last year. when she got out, florida officials say she blew that taxpayer cash on a trip to orlando and universal studios. and that may be the tip of the iceberg. over the past year, more than 1 out of every $10 the federal government dolled out in unemployment benefits, nearly $17 billion in all, went to people who should not be getting them. some jailbirds. most of them people who kept collecting checks even after they landed a job. it's especially infuriating toto those who play by the rules. >> i know times are hard for everybody, but people who go through the process, i'm -- you're legally trying to do the right thing, it's a hassle enough. to find this kind of stuff out only makes you want to -- >> it's taxpayer money. so, we take it very seriously. as do our state partners. and we are activity and energetically putting plans in place to make sure that we get this number down
tonight, abc's jon karl investigates. >> reporter: florida resident robin dekle was behind bars for violating parole on a drug charge, but that's when authorities say she got more than $5,000 in unemployment checks last year. when she got out, florida officials say she blew that taxpayer cash on a trip to orlando and universal studios. and that may be the tip of the iceberg. over the past year, more than 1 out of every $10 the federal government dolled out in unemployment benefits, nearly...
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let's bring in senior political correspondent, jon karl, please tell us there is some whiff of bipartisan compromise in the air. >> i would love to tell you that. there is no whiff quite yet. i can tell you in fact they are moving in the exact opposite direction. the house of course passed the republican version of the debt ceiling bill, john boehner's bill. the senate acted immediately to reject it. now i'm told the house is going to move forward tomorrow at 1:00 with a vote on the democratic version that harry reid has put forward. they're going to reject that. we will have republicans rejecting the democratic deal. democrats rejecting the republican deal. house-senate, no action. clearly there are negotiations going on behind the scenes. >> let's talk about worst case scenario. if the markets open on monday and tank, is there some trigger mechanism to avoid a cataclysmic event? >> there are emergency powers the president can exercise. before we get there, bill, what i expect to see happen is that the two sides will negotiate late into the night tomorrow. if they can get a deal tomorrow
let's bring in senior political correspondent, jon karl, please tell us there is some whiff of bipartisan compromise in the air. >> i would love to tell you that. there is no whiff quite yet. i can tell you in fact they are moving in the exact opposite direction. the house of course passed the republican version of the debt ceiling bill, john boehner's bill. the senate acted immediately to reject it. now i'm told the house is going to move forward tomorrow at 1:00 with a vote on the...
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much obliged, jon, thanks. and with so much rhetoric flying these days, we thought it might be helpful to end aumultuous week with a little perspective. so here we go. the debt crisis by the numbers. >> $14.3 trillion. the size of our national debt. or roughly $46,000 for every man, woman, and innocent child. 2.4 trillion of that is the amount added to the debt under barack obama. 6.1 trillion the amount added under george w. bush. $74 billion, the amount of casas the u.s. treasury has on hand. 76 billion, the amount of cash apple computer has on hand. 78. the number of times the debt ceiling has been raised since 1960. times under democratic presidents. 49 times under republicans. 330, the number of times a republican senator voted to raise the limit in the decade before barack obama was elected. 3, the number of times since. and 3 is also the number of times then senator obama either voted against raising the debt limit or didn't vote at all. 18, holes of golf played by the president and speaker in an effort
much obliged, jon, thanks. and with so much rhetoric flying these days, we thought it might be helpful to end aumultuous week with a little perspective. so here we go. the debt crisis by the numbers. >> $14.3 trillion. the size of our national debt. or roughly $46,000 for every man, woman, and innocent child. 2.4 trillion of that is the amount added to the debt under barack obama. 6.1 trillion the amount added under george w. bush. $74 billion, the amount of casas the u.s. treasury has on...
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jon, what are you making for dinner? >> pb and j. american classic. >> reporter: at the end of the night? >> we have nothing left. no rug, no sheets, no pillows. >> reporter: even the dog was confused. >> because we did take away her dog bed. which was made in china. >> reporter: and as the sun rose over the usry home, "world news" was back. how bad was it? >> it was rough. >> reporter: no coffee maker. >> no coffee maker. >> we miss our stuff. >> reporter: but now would come the real challenge. helping the family scour the country for items to replace what we took away. enter the best shopper i know, armed with her blackberry and her laptop. sharyn alfonsi. >> hello. >> reporter: hey. nice to meet you. i loved what david had done with the place. we immediately started working the computer and decided to start small. hi, i'm trying to find out if a certain coffee maker was made in the usa. >> what's made in america. made in the usa? >> reporter: made in the usa. we kept pressing. >> e-mailed the super visor to get some help on this.
jon, what are you making for dinner? >> pb and j. american classic. >> reporter: at the end of the night? >> we have nothing left. no rug, no sheets, no pillows. >> reporter: even the dog was confused. >> because we did take away her dog bed. which was made in china. >> reporter: and as the sun rose over the usry home, "world news" was back. how bad was it? >> it was rough. >> reporter: no coffee maker. >> no coffee maker. >>...
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jon karl reports that warming to the idea and that has been a big hurdle. david kerley at the white house, thank you. >>> let's go straight over to abc's christiane amanpour, host of "this week." what are you hearing, chris christie likely to get in the coming days? and if he does get it in, given that there are fewer than 100 days until the voting starts k he win? >> well, look, i think there's a lot being said. he himself is apparently going to let everybody know this week as david mention. can he win? is another big question. look, it's late, many people say, we see what happened when candidates get in late, for instance, rick perry, they suddenly come under scrutiny, many people are asking him to jump in and a lot of people think that he can do it. again, people like mitt romney, who have been running and preparing for years, so the perils of jumping in late we have already seen with rick perry campaign. >> let me ask you a political question about president obama, he's on a roll when fighting terrorism. first, he got osama bin laden. and then they were
jon karl reports that warming to the idea and that has been a big hurdle. david kerley at the white house, thank you. >>> let's go straight over to abc's christiane amanpour, host of "this week." what are you hearing, chris christie likely to get in the coming days? and if he does get it in, given that there are fewer than 100 days until the voting starts k he win? >> well, look, i think there's a lot being said. he himself is apparently going to let everybody know this...
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let me bring it back to you, jon karl. all the negotiations over the next compromise are kind of in suspended animation until speaker boehner acts on this bill today but i think one of the big problems you face is that once he does send -- get this through, if he does get it through, it's going to be very hard to get any of his republicans to vote for the real compromise in a day or two or three. >> reporter: well, that's exactly right. both of your points right. first of all there are no negotiations going on in that compromise right now because all the focus is getting this passed in the house. speaker boehner isn't exactly taking calls from democrats but trying to get his own republicans in line. once he does this, this is going to be very difficult for him to get -- to go any further by way of compromise. if there is a compromise it's going to take a lot of democrats to pass it in the house. >> a lot of democrat, that's exactly right. key market openings sunday night, the next big deadline to watch for, as well. >> tha
let me bring it back to you, jon karl. all the negotiations over the next compromise are kind of in suspended animation until speaker boehner acts on this bill today but i think one of the big problems you face is that once he does send -- get this through, if he does get it through, it's going to be very hard to get any of his republicans to vote for the real compromise in a day or two or three. >> reporter: well, that's exactly right. both of your points right. first of all there are no...
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. >> reporter: you met our brave american family from dallas, the usries, jon and anna, their two children, and a black lab. and you saw the home they thought was filled with american-made products. but then "world news" arrived. >> hello! >> reporter: and looked a little closer. >> table made in thailand. >> table is made in india. >> thailand. >> bangladesh. >> even the american girl doll. made in china. piece by piece, we took out everything, the stove, the fridge, that heavy piano. what would be left? this this. and this. and the usries were able to come home. welcome home. what do you think? >> wow. it's quite barren. >> all of our appliances are gone. >> yuh-oh. >> reporter: we left the kitchen sink. it was made in america. and the bedroom? >> doesn't look much better. nothing left but the television cables dangling from the wall. so, you have no tv tonight. you knew you were going to come home to a different house. >> yes. >> reporter: were you expecting this? >> no. >> reporter: you knew yooud have to spend the night with whatever you came home to. >> yes. doing your homework on th
. >> reporter: you met our brave american family from dallas, the usries, jon and anna, their two children, and a black lab. and you saw the home they thought was filled with american-made products. but then "world news" arrived. >> hello! >> reporter: and looked a little closer. >> table made in thailand. >> table is made in india. >> thailand. >> bangladesh. >> even the american girl doll. made in china. piece by piece, we took out...
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so, jon, what is next here? >> reporter: josh, speaker boehner has just finished speaked the a group of 240 house republicans in a private meeting. and i'm told he went and made an impassioned appeal, onene last appeal, to get in line and support his plan to raise the debt ceiling. i'm told that he said, quote, i am a happy warrior. i love everyone here. but he said he's got to have their support for this because if they don't support this, the options that come later will be far worse. he still has to convince some of those republicans who don't want any debt ceiling, however, to go along with this. meanwhile, in the senate, democrats say it is absolutely dead. so, we are not at the end game here yet. what happens next is really anybody's guess. josh? >> all eyes and many angry voters turning their attention, now, to the capitol. the deadline, again, tuesday. jon karl, with the very latest from washington. >>> meanwhile, the standoff there comes as we get more discouraging news about the economy. figures out th
so, jon, what is next here? >> reporter: josh, speaker boehner has just finished speaked the a group of 240 house republicans in a private meeting. and i'm told he went and made an impassioned appeal, onene last appeal, to get in line and support his plan to raise the debt ceiling. i'm told that he said, quote, i am a happy warrior. i love everyone here. but he said he's got to have their support for this because if they don't support this, the options that come later will be far worse....
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abc's jon karl reports that governor christie's wife is now warming to the idea and that has been a big hurdle. so we'll keep an eye on that. david kerley at the white house, thank you. >>> let's go straight over to abc's christiane amanpour, host of "this week." christiane, good morning to you. >> good morning, dan. >> so what are you hearing? chris christie, is he likely to get in in the coming days, and if he does get in, given that there are fewer than 100 days left until the voting start, question win? >> well, look, i think there's a lot being said. and a lot of people saying different things. about what he's going to do. he himself is apparently going to let everybody know this week as david mentioned. but can he win is another big question. look, it's late, many people say, and we've seen what happens when candidates get in late, for instance, rick perry, they suddenly come under huge scrutiny, the likes of which they've not had before but it's true, many people are asking him to jump in and a lot of people think that he can do it. but, again, people like mitt romney who have be
abc's jon karl reports that governor christie's wife is now warming to the idea and that has been a big hurdle. so we'll keep an eye on that. david kerley at the white house, thank you. >>> let's go straight over to abc's christiane amanpour, host of "this week." christiane, good morning to you. >> good morning, dan. >> so what are you hearing? chris christie, is he likely to get in in the coming days, and if he does get in, given that there are fewer than 100...
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all right, jon. i'm sure you'll work it through the weekend. >>> rahm emanuel walked abruptly out of an interview when a reporter asked him where he plans to send his kids to school. he said it's a private issue but one that many voters feel they have a right to ask and linsey davis has more. >> i have so many more questions to ask. >> reporter: it was a simple question that triggered this abrupt reaction. >> i'm done. >> reporter: chicago mayor rahm emanuel stormed off right in the middle of this interview with wmaq-tv chicago. his temper flared when asked where his children will go to school. >> oh, marianne, let me break the news to you. my children are not in a public position. the mayor is and as long as i'm -- >> you don't think it will be newsworthy to all? >> no, you will do that. you're asking me a value statement, not a policy. no, you have to appreciate that. my children are not an instrument of me being mayor. my children are my children. >> reporter: his office later confirmed emanuel's
all right, jon. i'm sure you'll work it through the weekend. >>> rahm emanuel walked abruptly out of an interview when a reporter asked him where he plans to send his kids to school. he said it's a private issue but one that many voters feel they have a right to ask and linsey davis has more. >> i have so many more questions to ask. >> reporter: it was a simple question that triggered this abrupt reaction. >> i'm done. >> reporter: chicago mayor rahm emanuel...
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the gloves are officially off, aren't they, jon? >> they sure are, and rick perry got beat so much in his first debate by the other republican candidates at one point he called himself a pinata. but he hit back hard. rick perry started his very first presidential debate by touting his record on jobs in texas and hammering mitt romney's record in massachusetts. >> he had one of the lost jobs creation rates in country we created more jobs in texas than he created in four years in massachusetts. >> texas is a great state, texas has zero income tax. texas is a right to work state. republican supreme court. texas has a lot of oil and gas in the ground. those are wonderful things. but governor perry doesn't believe that he created those things. if he tried to say that, it would be like al gore saying that he created the internet. >> well, as a matter of fact, george bush and his predecessor created jobs at a faster rate than you did, governor. >> that's not correct. >> reporter: what are the facts? in massachusetts, there were more jobs c
the gloves are officially off, aren't they, jon? >> they sure are, and rick perry got beat so much in his first debate by the other republican candidates at one point he called himself a pinata. but he hit back hard. rick perry started his very first presidential debate by touting his record on jobs in texas and hammering mitt romney's record in massachusetts. >> he had one of the lost jobs creation rates in country we created more jobs in texas than he created in four years in...
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abc's jon karl is in des moines, iowa, with the very latest. good morning to you, jon. >> reporter: good morning, elizabeth. it is down to the wire time here in iowa. that means a last-ditch frenzy of campaigning, a flood of nasty ads, as the candidates make the final push. >> reporter: mitt romney seems to be having the time of his life. >> what a crowd. this is unbelievable. >> reporter: after watching so many of his rivals rise and fall, romney finally seems to be hitting his stride. he's up in iowa. and now, the latest gallup poll shows romney tops nationally. it's almost enough to mange him want to start singing. >> i feel like breaks into "76 trombones." but i will not do that right now. i'm not that good of a singer. >> reporter: the biggest threats to romney in iowa, are two that were seen as fringe candidates just two months ago. first, there's ron paul. the libertarian that wants to end the war in afghanistan and slash government spending. he's had some of the most vicious ads. >> a story of smooth-talking politicians. >> reporter: at
abc's jon karl is in des moines, iowa, with the very latest. good morning to you, jon. >> reporter: good morning, elizabeth. it is down to the wire time here in iowa. that means a last-ditch frenzy of campaigning, a flood of nasty ads, as the candidates make the final push. >> reporter: mitt romney seems to be having the time of his life. >> what a crowd. this is unbelievable. >> reporter: after watching so many of his rivals rise and fall, romney finally seems to be...
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let's bring in jon. the speaker said no blank check for the president, but it's not clear that he has the votes to get his plan through the house. what's the latest on that and what's the fallback plan if he doesn't? >> reporter: they don't know if they have the votes yet. this is a tough vote for boehner because a lot of tea party conservatives already think they've sacrificed too much. republican leaders are confident they have the votes and say the president's speech helps them because they can go to conservatives and say, you see the president doesn't like it, it must be a good thing. as for plan b, george, i don't get the sense they have one right now >> that's the same sense i get from the white house. the president calling for compromise last night, but what he's really hoping is republicans cave on this short-term debt ceiling and get him something through the election. >> reporter: white house officials are hoping the senate republican leader, mitch mcconnell, will be able to convince house spea
let's bring in jon. the speaker said no blank check for the president, but it's not clear that he has the votes to get his plan through the house. what's the latest on that and what's the fallback plan if he doesn't? >> reporter: they don't know if they have the votes yet. this is a tough vote for boehner because a lot of tea party conservatives already think they've sacrificed too much. republican leaders are confident they have the votes and say the president's speech helps them because...
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jon jon i should just go. [laughter] [applause] >> you actually entertain? >> jon:, no not really. every now and again. >> the reason you're first in the book is people said, why do you have jon stewart on the show. you were first on my show when i came back to pbs in 2007. and i said, well, because mark twain wasn't available and he's not. but the truth of the matter is, your people here know that the truth goes down better in a democracy when it's in humor, but you do a splendid job of juxtaposing. you don't attack people. you put what they said ten years ago and what they said last night. that's what good journalism is about. it's about comparing. it's not declaring it. >> jon: well, that's very kind of you. i feel like we're not to dye that man's mustache, but thank you for putting us in the same sentence. we're going to take a commercial ♪ [ male announcer ] when you're looking for a twist, crack open a bud light lime. ♪ it's a fraction of the hope but it's hard to control ♪ ♪ [ male announcer ] the great taste of bud light, with a twist. bud light lime. all the refres
jon jon i should just go. [laughter] [applause] >> you actually entertain? >> jon:, no not really. every now and again. >> the reason you're first in the book is people said, why do you have jon stewart on the show. you were first on my show when i came back to pbs in 2007. and i said, well, because mark twain wasn't available and he's not. but the truth of the matter is, your people here know that the truth goes down better in a democracy when it's in humor, but you do a...
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jon karl on capitol hill. bianna golodryga from the new york stock exchange. looking at the asian and european markets overnight, there seems to be concern but not panic yet, bianna. >> reporter: that's right. wall street seems to be patient with washington. markets opening blower. just about 130 points lower. not the knee jerk reaction that people were fearful of. things are still at an impasse. even though the markets aren't selling off, people are concerned about what's still on the table a credit downgrade. the s&p says the u.s. could lose its aaa ratings in the next three months. that would mean that interest rates go higher. it would be more difficult for people to get a loan out there. and it could be a big burden for this economy, as we're just starting to recover. george? >> jon, they had been hoping on capitol hill to come up with some sort of deal before the markets opened today. that has not happened. it seems, the only thing that everyone seems to be accepting that any deal won't include any new tax increases. >> that's the big deal. but the two s
jon karl on capitol hill. bianna golodryga from the new york stock exchange. looking at the asian and european markets overnight, there seems to be concern but not panic yet, bianna. >> reporter: that's right. wall street seems to be patient with washington. markets opening blower. just about 130 points lower. not the knee jerk reaction that people were fearful of. things are still at an impasse. even though the markets aren't selling off, people are concerned about what's still on the...
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is jon stewart. we have a good one for you tonight. oh, we got a one good one tonight. also richard brookhiser is going to be joining us. he has written a new biography of james madison who as you know is the name sake of the second biggest city in wisconsin. (cheers and applause) >> jon: i'm going to go right to the big news. >> moammar qaddafi is dead conditions. >> qaddafies with company tured in sirte. hes with on the hood of a car. they had to prop him up. he seemed very groggy. according to one of the rebels involved in that situation. >> he pleaded don't shoot, don't shoot, but they shot him. (laughter) >> jon: you know why they shot him after he said don't shoot, they're rebels. (laughter) >> jon: may,-- hey, man, don't tell us what to do. of course with this sort of event there's always the question of proof. >> there's a photograph that has been published from the news agency afp. i want to warn you about that, it's quite graphic. (laughter) how am i going to explain those shoes to my child
is jon stewart. we have a good one for you tonight. oh, we got a one good one tonight. also richard brookhiser is going to be joining us. he has written a new biography of james madison who as you know is the name sake of the second biggest city in wisconsin. (cheers and applause) >> jon: i'm going to go right to the big news. >> moammar qaddafi is dead conditions. >> qaddafies with company tured in sirte. hes with on the hood of a car. they had to prop him up. he seemed very...
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(laughter) >> jon: you seem to hate bookstore employees. >> oh, i loathe them, jon. they shove my books under humor, not witticism as i asked! do i look like "marpl duke" to you? (laughter) >> jon: marmaduke is a very big dog." (laughs) >> pathetic. we have to face facts, jon, the big box bookstore has passed into history. not something we should embrace and be proud of by preserving borders as a popular historical attraction. >> jon: like colonial williamsburg. >> exactly. bring the kids down to ye olde borderstown. let them see what it felt like to paw through a clearance bin of calendar or sneak a peek at pornography printed on actual paper on the giant rack of weird magazines you've never heard of. including my personal favorite "bookstore magazine rack aficionado magazine." >> jon: i think a bookstore preserve might appeal to a small market. >> can't be smaller than the market of people who bri books anyway. so what do you like? gather round, young' uns and see how we used to have book lights. in the 1980s an ice cream was a sign of wealth and books didn't glow.
(laughter) >> jon: you seem to hate bookstore employees. >> oh, i loathe them, jon. they shove my books under humor, not witticism as i asked! do i look like "marpl duke" to you? (laughter) >> jon: marmaduke is a very big dog." (laughs) >> pathetic. we have to face facts, jon, the big box bookstore has passed into history. not something we should embrace and be proud of by preserving borders as a popular historical attraction. >> jon: like colonial...
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that's what we call coldç bloo. >> jon: stoic. >> yes. >> jon: reptilian. (bleep). >> sorry, guys, you helped me a lot. >> jon: i know what it boils down to in the end. this is for the kids in any of these movies, don't have sex with wild monkeys. [ laughter ] if there was a take away from any of these virus movies -- obviously for the kids. >> yeah. well, i would add any animal basically. we are all animals. >> jon: you haven't been for a while to south carolina? >> well, no. >> jon: "contagion" i get in terrible trouble. "contagion" is in [cheers and applause] >> jon: that's our show. join us next week at 11:00. by the way, a lot of people ask what is the advantage of coming down and seeing the show live in new york? stand around all day in a -- what is clearly a god forsaken part of new york city where at any moment a pack of feral dogs may drag an old friend of yours you met up with on foursquare into an alley and tear them to pieces. what is in it for me? perhaps something like this, if you come to the show you may get a free dvd copy of waite wyatt ce
that's what we call coldç bloo. >> jon: stoic. >> yes. >> jon: reptilian. (bleep). >> sorry, guys, you helped me a lot. >> jon: i know what it boils down to in the end. this is for the kids in any of these movies, don't have sex with wild monkeys. [ laughter ] if there was a take away from any of these virus movies -- obviously for the kids. >> yeah. well, i would add any animal basically. we are all animals. >> jon: you haven't been for a while to...
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>> jon: ♪ america, (bleep) yeah! ♪ (cheers and applause) i don't know why i always make myself the bass player. (laughter) why wouldn't by lead get star in it's my own air band and yet... (laughter) i mike myself the bass player. it really makes very little sense. what are we talking about? (laughter) yes! republican majority leader eric cantor is right! the people must take to the streets to take this country back! (chanting) >> whose streets? our streets! >> the whole world is watching! >> jon: oh, my god! it's working! (laughter) eric cantor, are you seeing this? the people have been awakened by your battle cry! >> i for one am increasingly concerned about the growing mobs occupying wall street and the other cities across the country. (laughter) (cheers and applause) >> jon: oh, i thought we were having a democracy soul battle. (laughter) remember, take our country back! the bayonets! the charging with the powder and the muskets. (laughter) so that's what the wall street protestors are doing. somehow that wrong?
>> jon: ♪ america, (bleep) yeah! ♪ (cheers and applause) i don't know why i always make myself the bass player. (laughter) why wouldn't by lead get star in it's my own air band and yet... (laughter) i mike myself the bass player. it really makes very little sense. what are we talking about? (laughter) yes! republican majority leader eric cantor is right! the people must take to the streets to take this country back! (chanting) >> whose streets? our streets! >> the whole...
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captioning sponsored by comedy central >> jon: what's happening? my name is jon stewart! we've got a nice program for you tonight. our guest tonight, calvin trillin. author of the new book called "quite enough of calvin trillin." oh, we'll be the judge of that. (laughter) what? why would i threaten my own guest? enough levity, enough frivolity, enough rye bald good humor. tonight i want to talk about something serious. (laughter) america is and has been for quite some time at war. now... (laughter) ... not that one. no, this... why don't i just tell you? no, that's not the one! let me... that's not even... when did that start? (laughter) that's not even real! just let me tell you what it is! (laughter) it's a battle for the very soul of our democracy. >> the battle for our democracy is being fought today. >> the raging battle is for america's future. >> the heart and soul of america. >> we must win this battle. >> get your muskets, affix your bayonets and the charge is to the right! >> jon: but before you charge, pour the powder from the powder horn into the barrel and th
captioning sponsored by comedy central >> jon: what's happening? my name is jon stewart! we've got a nice program for you tonight. our guest tonight, calvin trillin. author of the new book called "quite enough of calvin trillin." oh, we'll be the judge of that. (laughter) what? why would i threaten my own guest? enough levity, enough frivolity, enough rye bald good humor. tonight i want to talk about something serious. (laughter) america is and has been for quite some time at...
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[laughter] >> jon: jon stewart, "the daily show." i have a quick question. as a frequent radioshack customer, i may be qualified to tell you what may be an issue with your plan, but go ahead. >> the problem with it was the limited battery life. [laughter and applause] >> jon: see, the batteries at radioshack are designed to work with one of those little remote control helicopters that work... once. [laughter] so now that we know the g.p.s. tracking system for the assault rifles we sold mexican cartels didn't work, how do we find out where the guns are? what is plan "b"? >> the only way you're going to find those guns in mexico is where? >> at crime scenes in which either the bad guy was killed and his gun was left at the scene or used during the commission of a crime in which the gun was left behind. >> jon: okay. [laughter] so our plan to prevent american guns from being used in mexican gang violence is to provide mexican gangs american guns. [laughter] to use according to our plan. [laughter] how exactly did we convince the mexican government to cooperate
[laughter] >> jon: jon stewart, "the daily show." i have a quick question. as a frequent radioshack customer, i may be qualified to tell you what may be an issue with your plan, but go ahead. >> the problem with it was the limited battery life. [laughter and applause] >> jon: see, the batteries at radioshack are designed to work with one of those little remote control helicopters that work... once. [laughter] so now that we know the g.p.s. tracking system for the...
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abc's jon karl is following every turn in this race. this has been a dramatic up-and-down rollercoaster in this race. >> reporter: after a year when republican voters seemed to determined to choose anybody but mitt romney, the former massachusetts governor, now, finally is starting to look like the true front-runner. mitt romney is now seeing the largest and most enthusiastic crowdsds he has ever seen in io. >> i'm running for president. if you get a chance to caucus, remember the name mitt romney. thank you. >> reporter: once he considered skipping iowa. now, romney is out to win it. >> i feel good about the support i'm receiving in iowa, and new hampshire, for that matter. and it looks like we'll be off to a good start. >> reporter: a new cnn poll puts romney on top, followed by ron paul, former senator, rick santorum. and in an embarrassing fourth place, former front-runner, newt gingrich. in new hampshire, romney is way out in front of all of them. romney is benefiting from the spectacular collapse of newt gingrich. who, less than a
abc's jon karl is following every turn in this race. this has been a dramatic up-and-down rollercoaster in this race. >> reporter: after a year when republican voters seemed to determined to choose anybody but mitt romney, the former massachusetts governor, now, finally is starting to look like the true front-runner. mitt romney is now seeing the largest and most enthusiastic crowdsds he has ever seen in io. >> i'm running for president. if you get a chance to caucus, remember the...
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>> all right, jon. thanks. >>> more on this now and on the president's speech -- from the white house chief of staff bill daly. thank you for joining us. let's pick up on the debate first. we saw the republicans spar with each other last night. but they all blasted president obama's economic record. they all promised to repeal president's health care plan. and they all rejected the kind of deficit reduction the president has proposed, a mix of spending cuts and tax increases. so, the battle lines in this election are pretty clear? >> well, george, the election is 14 months away. the american people want action now. they don't want more rhetoric. it's not surprise, as you would know, that these candidates or would-be candidates are attacking the president and saying no to anything that he may propose. but tonight, the president will propose an american jobs act. it's an innovative way to start jobs now. small businesses get stronger. cause economic growth, if congress will act and act now. it will be ful
>> all right, jon. thanks. >>> more on this now and on the president's speech -- from the white house chief of staff bill daly. thank you for joining us. let's pick up on the debate first. we saw the republicans spar with each other last night. but they all blasted president obama's economic record. they all promised to repeal president's health care plan. and they all rejected the kind of deficit reduction the president has proposed, a mix of spending cuts and tax increases. so,...